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A New Agenda for a New World
24 June 2013 Minister Gunilla Carlson Like every political agenda, the post-2015 agenda must be firmly based in a reality check. The current...
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Developing Countries in the WTO RegimeWhen the Uruguay Round was being negotiated and it was coming to a close, a number of estimates were made about the impact of the agreement on poor countries. Many of the assessments indicated that there would be a net loss for them while others came...
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Institutional and policy adjustments to implement Free Trade Agreements with the European UnionFree Trade Agreements (FTAs) between the European Union (EU) and trade partners go far beyond mere elimination of tariffs to include such diverse issues as non-tariff barriers, competition legislation, investment protection, and more. Implementing...
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A CGE Analysis of the Short-run Welfare Effects of Tariff Liberalisation in UgandaThe promotion of human welfare is undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges of economic development. To achieve this, many developing countries adopted trade liberalisation in the late 1980s, premised on the theoretical evidence based on the...
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Trade-led growth, the WTO and the Developing Countries
by Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis During successive rounds of the GATT and, since 1995, the WTO regime, the world community has been trying to move towards...
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Factor Shares and Resource BoomsPart of Book Inequality, Growth and Poverty in an Era of Liberalization and Globalization
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External Liberalization, Economic Performance and Distribution in Latin America and ElsewherePart of Book Inequality, Growth and Poverty in an Era of Liberalization and Globalization
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WIDER Annual Lectures – Taking Stock
I am looking forward to WIDER Annual Lecture 18, held 18 November in New York not only because I expect that Peter Timmer will make a distinguished...
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Rising powers and the collapse of the Doha Round
Rising powers have had a profound impact on the WTO. For over half a century the trading system was dominated by the US and other advanced...
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Foreign Trade and the Gender Earnings Differential in Urban MexicoPart of Journal Special Issue Developing Countries in the WTO Regime
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When Will WTO Membership Signal Commitment to Free Trade by A Developing CountryPart of Journal Special Issue Developing Countries in the WTO Regime
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Are World Financial Markets More Open?Part of Book Financial Openness and National Autonomy
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Exchange Controls and Policy AutonomyPart of Book Financial Openness and National Autonomy
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